Curtis Martin among six elected to NFL Hall of Fame

[PatsWSB47]

Program Alert: Hall of Fame announcement show on NFLN

Will be on until 7:00

 

[Halifax_Pats_Fan]

OT: Martin in...Parcells not HOF 2012

too bad Tuna never made it. Really glad Martin made it...

 

[Ron Sellers]

Congratulations to Curtis Martin on election to the NFL Hall of Fame


Jack Butler
Dermonti Dawson
Chris Doleman
Willie Roaf
Curtis Martin
Cortez Kennedy

 

[Jackson 2]

Re: OT: Martin in...Parcells not HOF 2012

Tuna will make it. I hope that the biggest douchebag in the media today, C. Carter, never makes it, that phony f#$%. I also hope that Julian Edelman somehow, someway sticks it right up CC's highway tomorrow. Return for a TD on a punt return?

 

[patsinthesnow]

Re: OT: Martin in...Parcells not HOF 2012

Tuna will make it. I hope that the biggest douchebag in the media today, C. Carter, never makes it, that phony f#$%. I also hope that Julian Edelman somehow, someway sticks it right up CC's highway tomorrow. Return for a TD on a punt return?

He's clearly a moron and a douche, as well as hates the Pats, but do the voters have something against him? He should easily get in compared to some of the other WRs in the HOF.

4th in catches, 8th in yards, 4th in TDs.

 

[bobgeorge]

Yes, congratulations to Curtis "I Hate the Patriots" Martin. Congratulations also to his former team, the New England Patriots, for winning three Super Bowl titles while Martin won zero Super Bowl titles with his new team. Congratulations also to the Patriots for surviving the left-handed tactics the Jets (read: Parcells) used to screw over the Patriots and force a change in the salary cap rules in absconding with Martin following the 1997 season.

Let's see over the next few days how much homage Martin pays to the Patriots, the team with which Martin made his only Super Bowl appearance with.

Bob G

 

[ausbacker]

Yes, congratulations to Curtis "I Hate the Patriots" Martin. Congratulations also to his former team, the New England Patriots, for winning three Super Bowl titles while Martin won zero Super Bowl titles with his new team. Congratulations also to the Patriots for surviving the left-handed tactics the Jets (read: Parcells) used to screw over the Patriots and force a change in the salary cap rules in absconding with Martin following the 1997 season.

Let's see over the next few days how much homage Martin pays to the Patriots, the team with which Martin made his only Super Bowl appearance with.

Bob G

Is it just me or does anyone else perk up in excitement when a moderator unleashes a tirade?

 

[JoeSixPat]

Yes, congratulations to Curtis "I Hate the Patriots" Martin. Congratulations also to his former team, the New England Patriots, for winning three Super Bowl titles while Martin won zero Super Bowl titles with his new team. Congratulations also to the Patriots for surviving the left-handed tactics the Jets (read: Parcells) used to screw over the Patriots and force a change in the salary cap rules in absconding with Martin following the 1997 season.

Let's see over the next few days how much homage Martin pays to the Patriots, the team with which Martin made his only Super Bowl appearance with.

Bob G

I never thought of it as an "I hate the Patriots" move.

More like a "I love $6 million a year" - an unprecedented amount at the time

The fact that Parcells added a poison pill that made it more difficult for the Pats to re-sign him even if they wee willing to pay that amount was a bitter one to swallow at the time,l but it was within the rules

If I were Curtis I'd have taken that deal too

I'm glad for him... He worked hard for it... Many thought he was injured goods from the get go and would never make it in the NFL.

 

[PatsWSB47]

ahhhh, Chris Carter didn't get picked.....:singing:

 

[Patriot_in_NY]

Curtis Martin is a JET....... Therefore, I couldn't give a rats royal arse that he got in. He take solace in his bust at Canton, while his compatriots that stayed can take solice in their Rings. After all. You play the game for rings..........

 

[BradfordPatsFan]

You know, Chris Carter just disappears when the Hall of Fame announcements come out.

 

[patsfan13]

Good for C Martin gave us good seasons and helped us get to a SB.


Glad for D Dawson great player.

 

[MoLewisrocks]

Cumar followed the Tuna to the swamp, Tuna bailed out of the swamp once BB resigned on a cokctail napkin and a HOF RB career was just wasted...

Parcell's will get in. But he didn't really deserve to get in on the first ballot based on his body of work, much of which is media driven hooey. He was a unique motivator once upon a time and he attracted some of the best and brightest to serve him for a time. He won two rings with the Giants, one of which as the result of a HOF defensive game play turned in by his DC (who has since won 3 rings as a HC & defacto GM and will be competing for a 4th with another of Tuna's assistants vying for his 2nd).

I have a feeling some of the mediots in that room probed the legend of the turnaround genius and came to the realization most of them were random and none of them were sustained (let alone based on anything he did which often included placing teams in cap hell).

 

[shmessy]

I never thought of it as an "I hate the Patriots" move.

More like a "I love $6 million a year" - an unprecedented amount at the time

The fact that Parcells added a poison pill that made it more difficult for the Pats to re-sign him even if they wee willing to pay that amount was a bitter one to swallow at the time,l but it was within the rules

If I were Curtis I'd have taken that deal too

I'm glad for him... He worked hard for it... Many thought he was injured goods from the get go and would never make it in the NFL.

I love a good Mod rant also, but I imagine BobGeorge is rooting for Deion Branch tomorrow, so pardon me for not feeling the same outrage towards Curtis Martin. It is a business. 95% of these guys don't grow up in New England. They have every right to make economic decisions for themselves. At least he didn't sit out half a season like our left guard did. Let's be real.

Curtis also attended MHK's funeral and spent considerable time at the shiva at Mr. Kraft's home.

A class act. Congratulations, Curtis. You deserve it.

 

[Joe Willie White Shoes]

Yes, congratulations to Curtis "I Hate the Patriots" Martin. Congratulations also to his former team, the New England Patriots, for winning three Super Bowl titles while Martin won zero Super Bowl titles with his new team. Congratulations also to the Patriots for surviving the left-handed tactics the Jets (read: Parcells) used to screw over the Patriots and force a change in the salary cap rules in absconding with Martin following the 1997 season.

Let's see over the next few days how much homage Martin pays to the Patriots, the team with which Martin made his only Super Bowl appearance with.

Bob G

I didn't come here to troll, just to read, but this post is just unbelievable coming from a Pats fan. So the Jets following the rules to the letter at the time in signing Martin away from the Pats is a "screw job' and "left-handed tactics?"

What does that say about the Pats and the years they spent actually breaking the rules by spying on other teams to gain a competitive advantage. Or how Kraft stole Belichick from the Jets or how Belichick screwed the Jets by resigning after taking Hess' millions to stay on as Parcells' successor? If any fan of a team should not be calling out another team for screwing or stretching the rules or for stealing from another franchise, it is a Pats fan.

While you have every right to blow your horn about your team playing in the SB tomorrow, to knock Martin - one of the classiest players to play in the NFL - is completely classless on your part. Why rain on his parade, which obviously has nothing to do with the Pats on the field performance?

 

[BigMike]

true - he was a class act and Parcells was like a father figure to him, more than playing for the Jets he wanted to be with his father figure when Tuna moved on to the swamp. Will Tuna give the hall speech for Cumar?

 

[shmessy]

Cumar followed the Tuna to the swamp, Tuna bailed out of the swamp once BB resigned on a cokctail napkin and a HOF RB career was just wasted...

Parcell's will get in. But he didn't really deserve to get in on the first ballot based on his body of work, much of which is media driven hooey. He was a unique motivator once upon a time and he attracted some of the best and brightest to serve him for a time. He won two rings with the Giants, one of which as the result of a HOF defensive game play turned in by his DC (who has since won 3 rings as a HC & defacto GM and will be competing for a 4th with another of Tuna's assistants vying for his 2nd).

I have a feeling some of the mediots in that room probed the legend of the turnaround genius and came to the realization most of them were random and none of them were sustained (let alone based on anything he did which often included placing teams in cap hell).

I agree. The Legend of the Tuna took a haymaker to the chin this evening.

Belichick gets in on the first ballot - no-brainer.

This is the biggest story out of Indy today.

 

[shmessy]

I didn't come here to troll, just to read, but this post is just unbelievable coming from a Pats fan. So the Jets following the rules to the letter at the time in signing Martin away from the Pats is a "screw job' and "left-handed tactics?"

What does that say about the Pats and the years they spent actually breaking the rules by spying on other teams to gain a competitive advantage. Or how Kraft stole Belichick from the Jets or how Belichick screwed the Jets by resigning after taking Hess' millions to stay on as Parcells' successor? If any fan of a team should not be calling out another team for screwing or stretching the rules or for stealing from another franchise, it is a Pats fan.

While you have every right to blow your horn about your team playing in the SB tomorrow, to knock Martin - one of the classiest players to play in the NFL - is completely classless on your part. Why rain on his parade, which obviously has nothing to do with the Pats on the field performance?

As you can see by my previous post, I fully agree with you about Curtis Martin....but....

I'm sorry. What "spying" did the Patriots do on other teams? Please elaborate.

 

[Patriot_in_NY]

I didn't come here to troll, just to read, but this post is just unbelievable coming from a Pats fan. So the Jets following the rules to the letter at the time in signing Martin away from the Pats is a "screw job' and "left-handed tactics?"

What does that say about the Pats and the years they spent actually breaking the rules by spying on other teams to gain a competitive advantage. Or how Kraft stole Belichick from the Jets or how Belichick screwed the Jets by resigning after taking Hess' millions to stay on as Parcells' successor? If any fan of a team should not be calling out another team for screwing or stretching the rules or for stealing from another franchise, it is a Pats fan.

While you have every right to blow your horn about your team playing in the SB tomorrow, to knock Martin - one of the classiest players to play in the NFL - is completely classless on your part. Why rain on his parade, which obviously has nothing to do with the Pats on the field performance?

So, I take it you'll come back in here tomorrow and congratulate Ellis and Ihedigbo publicly for finally getting their rings...... right?

Dude, no offense, but go visit some draft sites or otherwise engage in some off-season activities..... Some of us are still trying to enjoy the rest of our season. We don't need Jets trolls in here.

 

[dhamz]

I have a feeling some of the mediots in that room probed the legend of the turnaround genius and came to the realization most of them were random and none of them were sustained (let alone based on anything he did which often included placing teams in cap hell).

I have a feeling it has a lot more to do with there being a handful of guys in the room he treated very poorly over the years.